Only Sweden has operated a systematically high carbon price for a long period. Since 1990, Sweden has had a comprehensive carbon tax across all energy sectors of approximately 100 USD per ton of CO2. This tax has resulted in a decoupling of the Swedish economy, allowing continued economic growth while reducing national CO2 emissions from industry. It has also resulted in a transformation of the heating sector, shedding off the last fossil energy sources in favor of heat production based on biomass residue from the forest industry. Placing the right price on carbon can thus trigger an energy
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